Fourth, Kunming, Tengchong, Mang City, Ruili, Baoshan, Dali, Wuliangshan, and Hongtui (3)
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2024-07-20 04:59:39
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The hotel enjoys breakfast, check out, and then take a bus to Menghuan Shunda Pagoda, which takes 7 kilometers and takes 15 minutes. Menghuan Grand Pagoda is located on the top of Leiyarang Mountain. You need to walk a short winding mountain road to reach the parking lot on the top of the mountain. On the left side of the parking lot is the Menghuan Grand Pagoda and on the right is the Big Silver Tower. The two attractions are very close to each other and you can complete the tour on foot. Tourist groups all go to the Shwedagon Pagoda, while relatively few people go to the Grand Silver Tower, but I think it is also worth visiting. When you get off the parking lot, you can walk 300 meters to the front of the Shwedagon Pagoda. It is already 10 o'clock. Today's late departure made the entire trip particularly compact.

The "Menghuan Pagoda" is shining with golden light and dazzling light. It is a landmark building in Mang City and a holy place for the Dai people living here. It is said that Sakyamuni lived here when he was reincarnated as the Golden Rooster Aruan. The Menghuan Grand Pagoda was destroyed in 1966, and the current pagoda was rebuilt in 2007. The Menghuan Daqua Pagoda is located on the top of Leiyarang Mountain at an altitude of 1079 meters on the bank of Peacock Lake in the southeast of Mang City. It is majestic and you can see the glittering top of the tower by standing at the foot of the mountain. The two golden dragons in front of the Jinta Mountain Gate took off all the way down the hillside and turned into two giant claws in front of the Golden Tower. Climbing up the steps from the gate, you can see the five characters "Menghuan Pagoda" shining brightly, surrounded by peacocks, Buddhas, magical implements, etc. The golden color is a bit dazzling under the sunshine, and a bit lively. The Shunda Pagoda is the largest main building in the temple. It belongs to the style of the Dai Palace in South Asia. It has a splendid appearance, white jade walls and stairs on the side, like a beautiful garden. The Shunda Pagoda is 76 meters high and is an octagonal and four-door hollow pagoda with a total of four floors, but in fact the lower three floors are hollow halls. There are 8 small towers built on the second and third floors of the Shwedagon Pagoda, and 8 vase towers are also built on the outer platform of the fourth floor. These 16 small towers surround the central golden dome, which not only enhances the momentum of the main tower, but also beautifies this Shwedagon Pagoda. There are four gates in the Shwedagon Pagoda, east, west, north and south, which can be entered. Before entering the hall, you need to take off your shoes. There is a promenade around the Shwedagon Pagoda for tourists to rest, overlooking the entire urban landscape of Mang City. The mountain breeze blows on your face, making it very comfortable. There is also another attraction worthy of attention in the scenic area-the reclining Buddha embossed. On the wall on the right side of the gate, there is a reclining statue of a giant Buddha that is peaceful and kind. The golden cassock, together with the green mountains and green trees, transforms into nature. In addition, there is a Bodhi tree next to the tower. It is the third generation of the Bodhi tree that Shakyamuni became a Buddha more than 2000 years ago. Later, it spread from India to Sri Lanka, but it spread to Sri Lanka is full of vitality. This sapling was spread to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province in Sri Lanka in 2005, and is currently planted in Banna, Kunming and Dehong Mang City.

Menghuan Golden Pagoda

Overlooking Mang City

Leave the Menghuan Shunda Pagoda, return to the parking lot, and then walk 100 meters down the mountain from the parking lot to the Silver Tower. Menghuan Silver Tower is a new tourist landmark in Mang City in Dehong. It was completed in April 2019 and opened to the public. The Menghuan Silver Tower is 66 meters high and 46 meters in diameter. The tower body is smaller than the Golden Tower as a whole. However, since the mountain peak where the Silver Tower is located is about 20 meters higher than the Golden Tower, the two towers are visually equivalent in height. The silver tower building is based on pure white, which contrasts sharply with the Menghuan Shunda Pagoda in color. The two towers stand on the top of Leiya Mountain and the bank of Peacock Lake. One is graceful and gorgeous, the other is elegant and quiet, creating an interesting contrast to each other. Admission to the scenic spot is 40 yuan. Because the scenic spot is not large, there is no battery car. After entering the scenic area, walk along the central axis. The road on the right is the ladder leading up the mountain, and the road on the left is the driveway. Therefore, it is recommended to go right and down left, so that it will be relatively easy to go down the mountain and leave the scenic area. The overall design of the scenic spot takes Dai culture as the main line, and the main spatial layout is "one ring, six districts and thirty nodes". Among them, the first ring is the sightseeing experience ring; the six districts are the entrance area of the Greater World, the Handprints and Good Fate Area, and the Zhengjue Square Area, Yinlun Square Area, Linshi Xingyun Area, and Yinta Flower Language Area.

As soon as you enter the Silver Tower Scenic Area,"covered in silver" and "holy" are the most intuitive feelings. Going up the mountain from the left side is the environmental protection lane, and going up the mountain on the right side is a walking path. It takes about 15 minutes to walk to the top. It is recommended to go right and down left. There is a small platform on the other side of the environmental protection lane, which can overlook the Shunda Pagoda. The scenery is really good. The whole scenic area is not tiring and very relaxing, because the number of tourists is far less than that of the Shwedagon Pagoda, and it is very fun to have fun. Looking out from the observation deck with buildings and sculptures unique to Dai elements, the white is hidden in the green, showing a beautiful scenery of "people in painting". Different from the Shwedagon Pagoda, the Silver Pagoda cannot be entered and can only be viewed from the outside. The architectural style here is mainly based on Dai and Buddhist culture, and different styles of buildings have formed a distinctive style. When I left the scenic area, I happened to see local people taking wedding photos in the scenic area. The white wedding dress was set off under the solemn white tower, showing more holiness and innocence.

Menghuan Dayin Tower


Today's trip was very busy, and my departure in the morning was delayed, so I had to leave the Silver Tower in a hurry. The next attraction is the Tree Wrap Tower. It is an urban attraction. It only takes about 10 minutes to navigate. The tower is surrounded by a parking lot. You can visit it just by parking. The Shubao Pagoda is a Dai-style pagoda, formerly known as the Tiecheng Pagoda. It was built to commemorate a war. The pagoda is a solid brick pagoda covered by tree roots, hence the name Shubao Pagoda. It is the earliest pagoda built by the local Dai people. The magical and unique tree-wrapped tower is like a majestic king Kong, and the majestic Bodhi tree protects the top of the tower like a giant umbrella. The thick crown stretches out into the sky like an arm. The bronze tree trunk bends steeply and tightly wraps the body of the tower. The tree walls fall to the ground like a waterfall, bathing the tower base. The trees wrap the tower, and the tower embraces the trees, interdependent and interdependent, forming a unique tree-wrapped tower wonder, famous in western Yunnan and Southeast Asia. There was a primary school next to it. During class time, the roadside was full of primary school students. They carefully drove away from the school district and left Mang City for our country's border-Ruili. Ruili City is a 1.5-hour drive from Mang City. It is the terminal point of the Hangzhou-Ruili Expressway. It is connected to Myanmar's mountains and rivers, facing the villages, and adjacent to Muse, a national-level port city in Myanmar. Ruili is the largest inland port in southwest China, an important jewelry distribution center, and one of the first batch of outstanding tourist cities in China. Ruili is also one of China's 17 international dry port cities and the first stop for the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline to enter China. The first attraction is Jiegao Guo. I stayed here for 20 minutes. There is a parking lot in front of the gate, which is very convenient. Jiegao is the Dai language, which means Old City. A special supervision model of "inside and outside customs" is implemented here. There are the well-known "China-Myanmar Street","Ruili Port Gate", and "Tianqi Dijiao". Next to the corner of the sky and earth, you can see Burmese queuing to enter the customs through barbed wire. According to local people, Burmese can work in Dehong Prefecture, but they cannot leave Dehong, otherwise they have to hold a passport. A passport requires a large fee for local people in Myanmar. The "Tianlu Dijiao" monument is on a corner of the country's gate and was donated by an XX company. I don't know why this monument has become a check-in attraction.

Driving away from the country, you will find the "One Village and Two Countries" scenic spot in about 30 minutes. There are actually many small scenic spots in Ruili, but due to time reasons, Li Mengbo only chose two places this time: Guomen and Yizhai Shuangguo. There are quite a few tourist buses here in the Yizhai Liangguo Scenic Area. The gate of the scenic area is very small, but there is indeed a unique cave inside. To be precise, it surrounds a large piece of land. Tickets for Yizhai and Myanmar only cost 27 yuan. You can know from the name of the scenic spot. This scenic spot spans China and Myanmar and is visited along the road on the left. Then, it returns to the transnational swing and then visits the right side of the scenic spot. You can swing across the border between China and Myanmar by swinging a transnational swing. It is very interesting to travel back and forth between China and Myanmar. After passing through a shop, you can first see a well between the two countries, and then you can see Boundary Pillar No. 71 on the China-Myanmar border. The national border winds through the center of the village and crosses a narrow road to enter Myanmar without a visa. You cannot stay on the road because border guards will prohibit tourists from taking photos on the road. This is called the Border Inspection Office in Yinjing. The one on the Chinese side is called Yinjing, while the one on the Myanmar side is called Mangxiu. The stockade you enter into Myanmar is a very small stockade. You can see the simple houses in Myanmar and there are also Ministores, but all the ones selling are Thai goods. In a few minutes, I finished visiting the Burmese stockade and returned to the big swing. Walking further along the border fence, you can see a toll high-altitude corridor, but it was not opened that day and did not go up. There is also "one tower benefits two countries" and a large Burmese building complex. He left the scenic spot at about 14:30 and set off for Tengchong Passenger Station. It took almost 3 hours to drive. He arrived in Tengchong at 17:30. After returning the car, he caught the last bus from Tengchong to Baoshan at 18:00. I fell asleep when I got to the car. After getting off the car, I went to Landu Hotel (a four-star hotel). The hotel has central air conditioning, but the air conditioning is not strong, so I just made do with it.

Ruili port

Yizhai Liangguo Scenic Area

Yizhai Liangguo Scenic Area


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In the morning, I almost missed the shuttle bus to Xiaguan, Dali (train number 1105, fare 82 yuan). Fortunately, the driver Didi took a shortcut and was lucky enough to catch the bus. She also gave the female driver a small red envelope. It takes 2.5 hours to get to Dali, all the way to the highway, looking at the scenery outside the window, and lamenting how time flies. Today is the sixth day. When classes were over at Xiaguan and the railway station, we asked the driver how to get to the ancient city of Dali. The driver said that he was driving to the ancient city of Dali for handover. As a result, Nice took us to the ancient city on the way. The ancient city is quite far away from the urban railway station. It takes 40 minutes by car. It takes a 10-minute walk from the bus station to the ancient city of Dali. You can make a "gurgling" sound on the street with your luggage. You will meet many people who ask you to stay in the hotel on the way. You specially chose the "Nuannuan Inn"(a youth travel nature, located at No. 12 Boai Road, the ancient city), which is located in the ancient city and is closer to the gate of the ancient city. The room layout is simple and the shower facilities are very simple. We were arranged in the new store, which is quieter, which I like better. Compared with some well-known ancient cities in China such as Fenghuang Ancient City and Pingyao Ancient City, Dali Ancient City is much larger. After all, it is a royal city. During the more than 500 years of history of Tang and Song Dynasties, it was the political, economic and cultural center of Yunnan. The ancient city lives in Cangshan. Under it, on the coast of Erhai Lake, it is majestic. The history of the current ancient city can be traced back to the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. Yangjumee City was built by Luofeng, the king of Nanzhao, and it was its new capital. The tour route of the ancient city is along Fuxing Road, from the south gate to the north gate, with a total length of 1500 meters. The road surface is made of hemp stone, which is the longest main road in the north and south direction of the ancient city. Shops on both sides of Fuxing Road maintain the architectural style of the Min Qing Dynasty. They are the main commercial streets of the ancient city of Dali. There are many shops on both sides of the street, selling local specialties such as marble carvings, ethnic costumes and local specialty foods. There is also a foreign street that runs from west to east. It is also very famous. The ancient city is too big. If there is a chance, it is more reliable to get a bicycle to travel. There are four city gates on all sides of the ancient city, namely Erhai Gate (also known as Tonghai Gate) at the east gate, Shuanghe Gate at the south gate (also known as Chengen Gate), Cangshan Gate at the west gate, and Santa Gate at the north gate (also known as Anyuan Gate). The city maintains a typical chessboard structure, with symmetrical north and south gates, and crisscrossing streets in the city, known as "Nine Streets and Eighteen Alleys". The center of the city is closer to the west, and the north-south axis is not centered, forming an urban layout in which the west is more important than the east. The intersection of the east and west gates is based on the principle of "no justice should be taken in the east, west, north and south" in Bai architecture.

Nuannuan Inn


At about 12:00, after packing your luggage, go to the south gate, where there are more tourists than the group, and it is also the starting point of the sightseeing bus, which is close to the tourist center of the south gate. The sightseeing bus is 35 yuan per person, which goes around the ancient city. The south gate tower was rebuilt in 1984, and the city wall was restored on the site of the original city wall in 1998. The architectural style remains the original style of the Ming Dynasty. You can take pictures here, but in view of the fact that there are too many tourists, Li Mengbo did not stop too much, but visited directly along Fuxing Road. There are indeed shops on both sides of the street, and things are not cheap. A string of small black pork kebabs costs 15 yuan. In view of the need to offer sacrifices to the Wuzang Temple, try two. There are also many silverware shops on the street, all written about inch silver shops. Is it possible that the ancestral hall of the Cun family in the ancient city of Heshun in Tengchong and Tengchong originated from the same vein? The nearest scenic spot is du Wenxiu Shuaifu. Du Wenxiu, the leader of the Hui uprising in Yunnan, has been in business for generations. I have been a scholar, a teacher in the countryside, and a loyal and honest man. In 1856, Cai Chunfa, the leader of the Hui uprising in Yunzhou, was rescued from prison, that is, he deployed troops in Monghua (now Weishan), Yunnan Province, recruited thousands of Yi people, and captured Dali on September 16. On October 17, he was elected Grand Marshal and established political power, proclaimed that he "followed the call of Nanjing of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", opposed the narrow national concept, and put forward the slogan of "Lian Hui and Han Dynasty as a whole, erect the flag of righteousness, expel the Tartars, restore China, and cut off corruption." the slogan of "water and fire", take measures to develop production, lighten the burden on the people, abolish local despotism, and strictly enforce military discipline. In 1872, the Qing army attacked Dali. Du Wenxiu went to the Qing camp after taking poison on December 26, demanding to save the lives of the army and people of Dali. He was killed by Cen Yuying, and the uprising failed. There are still some buildings such as the gate of Shuai House, part of the walls of the Forbidden City, the inner hall gate of Shuai House, the White Tiger Hall and the wing rooms on both sides. After the failure of the uprising, Cen Yuying, governor of Yungui, rebuilt the Shuai House. After maintenance in 1988, it became a museum of Dali City. At present, it is also a museum of Dali City, which mainly displays stone tools, pottery, bronzes, porcelain, jade, stone carvings, jade carvings, wood carvings, calligraphy and painting, and so on. Not far from Shuaifu is Wuhua Building. There is a McDonald's at the junction of Fuxing Road and Renmin Road. After successfully solving the lunch problem, it turned from Fuxing Road to Renmin Road and continued to walk. Renmin Road is under construction, with small shops on one side and local houses and Dali No. 4 Middle School on the other. The Catholic church here is very distinctive, and Li Mengbo feels it is necessary to have a look at it. After that, he can return to Fuxing Road and continue to visit, but I chose to go along Renmin Road to see Erhai Lake Gate, which is not scenic and far away. And Erhai Gate is all surrounded by small traders, which is meaningless. Speaking of this Catholic church, the group guests do not come here, individual visitors are very few, but it is a good building. The church is located in a quiet hutong in the ancient city of Dali, which is a church of Chinese tradition and Bai architectural style. Church architecture features unique, is a blend of local Bai cultural characteristics, Han and Western architecture and other national characteristics in one of the national treasures, flying eaves and arches, painted beautiful. It is famous at home and abroad for its unique style of architectural structure, exquisite carving art and the blending of Chinese and Western architecture. The church was built in 1927 and was completely renovated in 1983. the church has a history of more than 90 years, with a height of about 16 meters, a total of four stories from the ground floor to the clock tower, about 34 meters long from east to west and 15 meters wide. Layers of flying eaves are decorated with Bai style carvings and traditional Chinese painting, and the eaves exceed the foundation by 4.5 meters. The indoor area is 600 square meters, which can hold more than 500 people. The church is Bai temple style, the altar in the church is made of local marble, the church is carved inside and outside, with a strong Bai architectural style. In 2002, the Dali Church was completely renovated again with the care and support of the party and the government. Seen from the front, the church looks very much like a roaming dragon, holding its head high and its tail high, reflecting the strong traditional Chinese cultural thought of ──, the descendant of the dragon; from the side, it looks like a huge ship, symbolizing that the church raises its anchor and sails like Noah's ark, bringing hope, justice, peace and love to mankind. Walking into the church, it is like walking into the old galleries and museums. The north wall is covered with ancient and excellent Western paintings, while the south wall is inlaid by handsome Chinese landscape paintings. There are three paintings on the front, and the middle one is the miniature of the church. It records its history and elegant demeanor.

After walking for a long way, we arrived at Erhaimen. We took a big turn from Erhaimen to Yuer Road and headed in the direction of Fuxing Road. The road surface of Yuer Road is also wide and can pass by buses. Make a small turn to Fuxing Road, which is another pedestrian street. One side of the street is being repaired. Compared with the first half of Fuxing Road, there are fewer people here, and you can climb the North Tower (also known as the "Anyuan Tower") and overlook the entire ancient city. The North Tower was renovated in September 2016. The tower closed at about 17:30, and the old man who closed the door called it off. The ancient city is also lit. At night, it is also fun to walk along Fuxing Street. In addition, going to Foreign Street to listen to music and soak in the bar is also a good choice.

The whole picture of Dali

church

North Gate

dinner

South Gate


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Use Didi to take a taxi for 16 yuan to Dali Bus Station (this bus station is located near the railway station), take a minibus to Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, the "Hometown of Jumping Vegetables" for 32 yuan, and drive 3 hours to Nanjian Bus Station. We rented a minibus at the bus station to go to Tumin + Cherry Blossom Valley. It cost 400 yuan. It was almost noon. The driver took us to lunch and made a bowl of noodles for 10 yuan. The Nanjian soil forest is located around the Nanjian River Valley Dam in Nanjian County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are four or five scenic spots, including Xishan Foot, Zongfu Village, and Camp. The largest and most spectacular area is the soil forest area behind Zongfu Village in the southeast of the county. The Nanjian soil forest under the sun is a beautiful oil painting. The lines of varying thickness fluctuate with the mountain, and the vivid colors are very similar to those that an oil painting master splashed on them at random. Sometimes golden light shines, sometimes yellow as orange. The vegetation growing in it is so green that people can rejoice. Look at the shape of the earthen forest, some are like shy beauties, some are like tall men, some are like Buddhas, some are shami, and some are like mushrooms growing in patches. It can be said to be myriad changes and make people dizzying. The overlapping combination of earth peaks and earth pillars depicts the scenery in a rough but delicate style. The orderly combination of ravines and caves depicts the charm with true and ethereal brushstrokes. It can be said that the techniques are diverse and the styles vary endlessly. In order to make it convenient for tourists to watch, Nanjian Tulin has also built a 168-step plank road leading directly to Wuliang Tower. The plank road and stone road are 1 to 2 meters wide and 1.8 kilometers long. 130 courtyard lights and 280 floodlights have been installed. There are 990 light sources and a 4109-square-meter parking lot have been built. A series of projects such as afforestation and greening in the scenic area have also been carried out. Currently, the scenic area is still in a ticket-free state, so we have to go quickly.

It takes a 1.5-hour drive from Nanjian Tulin to Cherry Blossom Valley, and reaches the scenic spot at about 15:45. Currently, only parking fees and no tickets are required for Cherry Blossom Valley in Wuliang Mountain. The flowering period of cherry blossoms is about 25 days from the end of November to the beginning of December every year. The Cherry Blossom Valley covers an area of about 2000 acres. The first time I met Wuliang Mountain originated from "Eight Parts of the Dragon" written by Mr. Jin Yong. In the opening of "Eight Parts of the Dragon", Duan Yu mistakenly entered the Wuliang Sword Lake Palace, entered the cave and saw the statue of the immortal sister, and practiced it as "Lingbo Micro Step". This used to be a large tea garden. While planting tea trees, winter cherry blossoms were also planted in order to shade the tea trees and improve the tea garden ecosystem. The cherry trees grew and bloomed in the twelfth lunar month. They were full of wildness, contrasting with the green and tidy tea gardens, forming a magnificent cherry blossom scene. Gradually, people called this place the "Cherry Blossom Valley". The entire Cherry Blossom Valley is roughly divided into three parts, called Scenic Area No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. In fact, from the top of the mountain, mountainside, to the valley, and even Shanhua Village at the bottom of the valley, there are patches of winter cherry blossoms. The observation deck of Scenic Area No. 1 may be a better viewing position. You can look at Scenic Area No. 3 and Scenic Area No. 2 in Valley Lane. The "panoramic map" of Cherry Blossom Valley that frequently appears on the Internet is actually the No. 2 scenic spot overlooking it, almost taken from this area. Li Mengbo's suggestion was to first walk from Camp No. 1 to Camp No. 2, where there is a main road that is more convenient to connect; then return to Scenic Area No. 1 to guard the sunset in Scenic Area No. 3 opposite, and combine it with the top of the mountain to shoot together, so that you can have a multi-angle understanding of winter sakura. If time does not allow, don't go to Scenic Area No. 3. When the sun sets, you will go down from the mountains behind Scenic Area No. 3, so after about 16 o'clock, Scenic Area No. 3 will gradually get dark. I drove back to the county and had dinner with Nanjian Blackbone Chicken for 66 yuan. Finally, I went to Yunzhishang Hotel to stay for 108 yuan. The hotel's facilities were average, and the basin was leaking. I was too lazy to change, so I just worked together for the night.

Nanjian Soil Forest (1)

Nanjian Soil Forest (2)

Sakura Valley

Sakura Valley


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After eating breakfast, Didi took a taxi to Nanjian Bus Station, and took the CMB back to Dali Bus Station for 32 yuan. Due to the previous erroneous estimate of the route, Dali Third Tower was not visited. I originally thought that the three towers of Dali were located in the center of the city, but later discovered that the three towers were located near the ancient city, so I rented a Volkswagen Lavida and continued to drive myself. Tickets for the three towers of Chongsheng Temple in Dali are not cheap, costing 74 yuan. Because the time was relatively short, I didn't go to Chongsheng Temple. I only went to the Three Towers Reflection Park and the Three Towers. Chongsheng Temple was never entered. The Three Towers Reflecting Park is located 1,000 meters south of the Three Towers of Chongsheng Temple in Dali, Yunnan Province. The park faces south and faces south. It is named after the pool water in the park can reflect the majestic appearance of the three towers. The reflections of the three towers are particularly clear. Stars twinkle in the water around the tower shadows, and the jade rabbit moves gently. People suddenly feel like heaven is on the earth, just in a thought. Santa Reflection Park does not sell tickets separately, but must purchase joint tickets together with Chongsheng Temple. Win the secret ghost worker of the three towers floating map of the landmark. The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple are symbols of Dali's "famous literature state". They were also royal temples during the Dali Kingdom and the largest ancient temple in Dali history. The big tower is also known as Chihiro Tower. Local people call it the "Wenbi Tower." There are three towers standing in a tripod, with Chihiro Tower in the middle, and two small towers guarding the north and south, making it majestic and magnificent. The three towers have harmony in their changes, unity in their opposites, and they complement each other and are natural. This picture is excellent: behind it is Cangshan Mountain, which is covered with snow all year round, and in front of it is rippling blue waves. It is integrated with the "Yuer Yincang", showing a natural and elegant oriental beauty. The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple were built during the period of King Quanfengyou of Nanzhao (824-859 AD). The large pagoda "Chihiro Pagoda" was built first, with a height of 69.13 meters. It is a square brick tower with dense eaves with a total of 16 floors. Later, the south and north towers were built, both 42.19 meters high. They are a pair of octagonal brick towers, both of which are 10 levels. In addition to the Buddhist tradition that one could become a Buddha, there was another important reason for building the three pagodas. In ancient times, Dali was known as "the country was plagued by floods." It is said that in ancient times, when building the three towers, one layer of soil was used to build the tower. After the towers were repaired, the soil was dug out layer by layer to make the towers appear. Therefore, there are "building towers with civil construction" and "digging earth to create towers". The bridge built when the tower was built was as high as a hill and more than 10 miles long. After the construction of the three towers, the large-scale Chongsheng Temple was built. Chongsheng Temple was once famous in the world for its five important objects (the three towers, the Nanzhao Great Bell, the Rain Copper Guanyin Statue, the Three Saints Golden Statue, and the "Buddha Capital" plaque), but Chongsheng Temple and the other four important objects were destroyed in wars and natural disasters in the past dynasties. The current Chongsheng Temple was newly built in 2005, and the reconstruction project of Chongsheng Temple with a total investment of 182 million yuan has been completed.


Not far from the three towers is the ancient town of Xizhou, there are no tickets to enter the scenic area, there are also primary schools, residential and other facilities. This is an important town inhabited by the Bai nationality, and there are the most preserved and best preserved buildings of the Bai nationality. From the layout point of view, it is a typical Bai courtyard pattern of "three squares and one Zhaobi" and "four-in-five patios". The colorful decorative arts of these dwellings, such as Diaolianghuadong, Dougong overlap, warped eaves, gatehouse, Zhaobi and gables, fully reflect the architectural talent and artistic creativity of the Bai people. Enter through the Gate of Justice, go straight ahead, after the Ten God Hall and Primary School, walk to Sifang Street, which is surrounded by shops into a small square. Here stands a stone square, which is the "Civilization Square" built in recent years. The original Shifang of this place was called "title Square", which was built after several Jinshi came out of the town in the Ming Dynasty. at that time, all the villagers who achieved fame in the imperial examinations were likely to engrave their names. Xizhou is the location of an administrative division to suppress expropriation, but in history it has the size of a city. Long before Nanzhao migrated to Erhai Lake, this was the settlement of the Bai ancestors "Heman". At that time, it was called Dali City, and the residents had many sutras. According to legend, the general of Emperor Wendi of the Sui Dynasty had a man named Shi Wanyuan who rode his troops here, which is also called Shicheng, and the nearby Pingbazi was called "Shiji" (the meaning of Yi is the same as that of Dian Advertising State). When he arrived in Nanzhaomou, he built a palace here. The pattern of the city can be found from the place names, surrounded by the names of villages in the north, east and south of the city. in the past, archaeologists unearthed in the town Nanzhao tile, cloth pattern thick tile and lotus pattern tile and so on. Next to it is Yan's courtyard, which charges 18 yuan. Yan family residence is located in the ancient town of Xizhou. It is built by Mr. Yan Xuehou, the 20th descendant of the Yan family, the first family of the "four big families" in Xizhou. The main body is composed of three courtyards. The courtyard focuses on the typical architectural forms of Bai folk houses, such as "three sides and one Zhaobi", "four sides and five patios", "one into the two courtyards", "Zouma series turret" and so on. the majestic flying eaves and arch three drops of water painted doors, magnificent three-story ceiling painting walls, exquisite three-story carved wooden lattice doors show the architectural art of Bai folk houses incisively and vividly. The first courtyard is a courtyard of "three squares and one Zhaobi". "Hou Lu" is written on the front door, and "Hou" takes the Hou word in the owner's name, while "Lu" takes three care of the cottage to inherit the modest and modest family style of the Yan family. The second courtyard is the pattern of "four houses and five patios", which is called "Hou residence". The couple each takes a word in their name, symbolizing that the woman in the family can hold up half the sky. The backyard is called "Kai Li Yuan" in the name of the children, and the front two courtyards form a "six-contract spring" pattern of "one entering the two courtyards." the upstairs is a "walk horse and string turret", while the second floor of the backyard is named "Diejin Lou", which is the "Wufeng Tower" pattern of the Bai nationality. This building is boldly innovative in architecture, perfectly moving the quintessence of the Bai courtyard design to the second floor, while the first floor is used as a restaurant. From the "Walking Horse Tower" in the front yard to the "Diejin Tower", what you can see is not the scenery upstairs, but the elegant and fresh Bai courtyard style. The wood carvings, stone carvings and clay sculptures of Yanjia folk houses strive to maintain pure traditional practices and are meticulous. The center of Zhaobi is inlaid with marble landscape painting, surrounded by the traditional folklore "Yuqiao ploughing and Reading" to show the diligence and bravery of the Bai people, which is also the prototype of the characters in Jin Yong's novel The Demi-Gods & Semi-Devils. On both sides of the wall, there are two large clay sculptures, "Hongmei reporting Spring" and "Song he Yannian", which fully show the superb sculpture art of the Bai people. In the aspect of stone carving, there are pure white marble carved doors, carved with unicorns, elephants, human-faced animals and other animals symbolizing good luck. The steps of the two courtyards are all paved with marble, and there are line carved marble in front of the east and west hall houses, with eight immortal props, birds and animals, flowers, birds, fish and insects, all lifelike. In terms of wood carving, it shows the exquisite wood carvings of the Bai nationality, with a total of 19 to 114 lattice doors, more than 250 carved flowers and some carved beautiful women's windows, plugs, hanging posts, hanging hangers, hanging hangers, face carvings, and so on. There are three layers of transparent carving, two layers of transparent carving, deep carving, flat carving and so on, and there are few similar patterns.

shuanglang ancient town

Yan residence

Red-billed gulls in Erhai Lake


It takes almost 5 hours to drive by car in Erhai Lake, but this time Li Mengbo only chose one section of it. Further ahead from Xizhou is Shuanglang. Shuanglang Town is located in the northeast of Dali City, on the northeast bank of Erhai Lake, bordering Jizu Mountain in Binchuan in the east, Wase Town in the south, Erhai Lake in the west, Shangguan Town in the north, and Huangping Town in Heqing County in the northeast. There is a Luoshi Qu in the north and a Lotus Qu in the south. In front of it, there are two islands of Jinsuo and Yuji surrounded by the double bends, hence the name-Shuanglang. In the territory, the water and sky are one color, the mountains are lush and the lake light and water color complement each other. The golden shuttle brocade, the "Double Islands and Double Songs" are surrounded by the Bai market town with elegant ancient colors and rich customs, forming a beautiful natural picture of harmony between man and nature. It is the most suitable for living. The town is known as "Dali scenery is in Canger, and Canger scenery is in Shuanglang". Shuanglang has been a place where famous scholars stayed since ancient times. In ancient times, there were Yang Sheng 'an and Li Yuanyang, and today there are dancers Yang Liping, writer Su Tong, painter Zhao Qing, etc. At the same time, it is also a place where major folk architectural sculpture painters come in large numbers in the Dali area. Most of the architectural paintings of the 72nd Temple Pagoda in Jizu Mountain, a "Buddhist resort", and the Bai Village in Yunnan Ethnic Village are made by craftsmen from the double corridor. Shuanglang is a place where the Bai people live. The tourist supporting facilities in Shuanglang Town are constantly improving, and there are many types of inns. After having close contact with the red-billed gull on the edge of Xiaoputuo, he realized that the sky was dark, so he drove back to the railway station and caught the train that lasted after 20 o'clock to Kunming. The train cost was 109 yuan. When arriving at Kunming Railway Station, Didi took a taxi to Jinxuan Hotel for 55 yuan, and the check-in fee was 149 yuan, which is close to Kunming North Passenger Station.


D9-D10

There was a train to Hongdi at 7:50 in the morning. It rushed to the passenger terminal early in the morning and spent 43 yuan to buy a ticket. But the bus never came. It took a full 30 minutes to wait before the bus arrived late, with only 5 or 6 passengers. After leaving the passenger terminal, the car drove for a while and made two turns. When it stopped by the roadside, the car was instantly filled. Driving for another 3 hours, I arrived at the Kunming Red Land Old Star Hotel, which is the home of the red land grandfather who automatically matches the search for red land. The accommodation fee is 96 yuan and lunch is 10 yuan. The other party is also very friendly, such as helping me carry my luggage and cooking a lot of food (I can't eat it). I rest in the hotel for a little, go out after 14:30, and charter a car for 200 yuan (including tomorrow morning's sunrise and today's sunset). First, we went to the red clay image, the old dragon tree, Jinxiu Garden, and Luoxiagou, where there are relatively complete observation platforms. At 16:30, we returned to the music concave and tiled houses to take pictures of the beautiful sunset. There are also large wind turbines on the mountain, which also dotted the mountain. It is different from the others. Dinner is 40 yuan. There are only electric blankets here at night. The water is very cold. I dare not take a bath for fear of catching a cold. I made an appointment with the driver to go to Damakan to take the sunrise at 6 o'clock on the second day. The sunrise was not ideal. An observation deck was also being built here, which blocked the line of sight. On the way back, I passed the colorful slope, which was also very beautiful and left good memories. At 8:30 from the hotel gate, catch a shuttle bus back to Kunming for 43 yuan (ask the boss to contact the driver one day in advance and get on the bus at the hotel gate). After arriving at Kunming North Passenger Station, there was a subway next to it. I went directly to the airport for 6 yuan. I caught the 19:45 p.m. plane back and stopped in Bijie on the way, ending this unforgettable trip.

The car to red soil

roadside parking

Red soil after snow

Luoxiagou

I had dinner, but the owner gave me too much. Thank you very much

Back to the Northern Passenger Terminal

Sunset at Kunming Airport

Designated dining point-Yonghe King

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